Shakespeare-loving teacher Elliot Dunn has been unhappy living in the big city for a long time. He yearns for fresh air, visible stars, and stillness, but his relationship with divorce lawyer Mick Hudson keeps him from moving away. When a dramatic event occurs in Elliot’s class, he’s shaken to his core and suddenly can’t stay anymore. He leaves his partner of two years behind and returns to the tiny town in the mountains where he grew up. Living in a rented cabin in the woods, with only an owl for company, Elliot slowly regains his peace of mind. But being away from Mick is agonizing, and when a ghost from Elliot's past pays him a visit, everything comes to a head. Elliot is faced with a hard decision. Should he stay on the stress-free mountainside alone, or return to the hustle of the city and try to make a life with Mick?

Find His Way Home

Maybe it was the chaotic day talking, but he’d thought it for a while now. He yearned to get out, desperate to go back home. And that had nothing to do with what had happened today.


He turned carefully in Mick’s arms, buried his face in his lover’s neck, and inhaled Mick’s scent. Mick hummed in his sleep, and the sound of contentment hit Elliot right in his heart.


Mick loved the fast-paced city life and his job at a prestigious law firm. He would never be happy two thousand miles away in a mountain town with a population of seven thousand. And Elliot had believed for a long time now that he’d never be happy anywhere else. His chest ached with a longing for a quieter life, and if it hadn’t been for Mick, he would probably have gone back a long time ago.


Elliot bit back a sob. It felt like an impossible decision, but he knew in his heart what he had to do.


The question was: how would he ever be able to leave Mick? 3: February


Chapter 7